cetacean
英 [sɪˈteɪʃn] 美 [sɪˈteʃən]

n.

鲸目动物；

adj.

鲸目动物的；

变形

复数：cetaceans

英英释义

cetacean[ si'teiʃjən ]

• n.large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals

  同义词：cetacean mammalblower

• adj.of or relating to whales and dolphins etc

  同义词：cetaceous

双语例句

用作名词(n.)

1. The sperm whale is believed to dive deeper than any other cetacean .
   人们相信，抹香鲸比其他鲸类动物潜得更深。

权威例句

Cetacean Societies: Field Studies of Dolphins and Whales
Evolution of the cetacean mitochondrial D-loop region
First human-caused extinction of a cetacean species?
Cetacean distribution related with depth and slope in the Mediterranean waters off southern Spain
Microsatellite markers for the study of cetacean populations.
Cetacean mitochondrial DNA control region: sequences of all extant baleen whales and two sperm whale species
Conservation of polymorphic simple sequence loci in cetacean species.
Retroposon analysis of major cetacean lineages: the monophyly of toothed whales and the paraphyly of river dolphins.
Independent adaptation to riverine habitats allowed survival of ancient cetacean lineages.
Carcasses on the coastline: measuring the ecological fidelity of the cetacean stranding record in the eastern North Pacific Ocean